Blood Donor Center

Michael Amini Transfusion Medicine Center (Blood Donor Center)

City of Hope is one of the largest, hospital-based blood and platelets donor centers in the country. With the Michael Amini Transfusion Medicine Center, a green-certified, state-of-the-art facility, we are able to expand our blood collection, analysis, processing and transfusion programs dramatically.

Patients at City of Hope – most of whom are fighting cancer – rely on more than 37,000 units of blood and platelets each year for their survival. And every one of those units comes from people like you – family, friends and other caring individuals who want to make a difference.

Because there is no substitute for human blood, your donation is a lifeline to the men, women and children in our care.

Donate Blood and Platelets

To donate blood and/or platelets, receive more information or to schedule an appointment, go to: www.idonateblood4hope.org or please call: 626-471-7171. If you have additional questions, please email us: donateblood@coh.org. To ensure the safety of patients and donors, certain qualifications must be met before giving. Units of blood and platelets collected at City of Hope are used for City of Hope patients only. See information on qualifications.

Monday - Tuesday
9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Thursday - Saturday
7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Second Sunday of the month
7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Blood Drives

The men, women and children in our care depend on the generosity of people like you. The blood or platelets you donate provides a direct lifeline to hope. Find out more about how you can participate in a blood drive by clicking on tab above.

The National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) is the largest, most diverse marrow and blood stem cell registry in the world, facilitating critically needed transplants for patients with leukemia and other life-threatening diseases across the country. Thirty percent of all patients who need a bone marrow transplant will find a suitable donor within his or her family. The other 70 percent of patients rely on unrelated volunteer donors who have joined the NMDP's Be The Match Registry.

Blood Donation

What to expect while donating?

The process is easy and usually takes less than an hour for whole blood and two hours for platelets. After answering a few questions about your medical history, you will undergo a brief mini-physical exam to determine your current health status. You can usually resume everyday activities almost immediately after donating.

How often can I donate?

Qualified individuals may donate whole blood once every 56 days and platelets every two weeks.

What happens to my blood after I donate?

Blood and platelets go to the blood bank for processing and samples are sent out for infectious disease testing. The products are then labeled, stored and transfused when needed.

How do my blood components help?

Blood and platelets are the lifeline for our patients. Our patients rely on blood and platelet transfusions to aid during their cancer treatments and transplants.

What screening tests are performed on donated blood and platelets?

Antibodies to Hepatitis C virus

Antibodies to Hepatitis B core/ surface

Antibodies to Human T-Lymphotropic

Antibodies to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Types 1&2

Syphilis

NAT testing

West Nile Virus

Bacteria testing for platelets

Can I direct my blood donation to a specific patient?

Blood donations from friends and family are a great source of encouragement and support for a patient needing transfusions.

If your blood type is compatible with the patient, your donated blood can be given directly to your loved one. If your blood is not the same type, it is still important that you donate to help other City of Hope patients who are a blood type match and seriously in need of your help.

In most circumstances, platelet donations do not need be the same blood type. Therefore, most friends and family members can direct their platelet donations to their loved one. Because platelets can only be stored for 3-5 days, it is important that there is consistent support for our patients.

You can help rally friends and family members by sponsoring blood drives for patients as well as arranging for group donations in our Donor Center. Encourage friends and family members to call the City of Hope Blood Donor Center at (626) 471-7171 and schedule an appointment to donate blood and/or platelets or make arrangements for a blood drive in your community.

To find a blood drive in your community, please call 626-301-8385.

How can I get others to donate?

Encourage friends and family members to call the City of Hope Blood Donor Center at 626-471-7171 or visit www.iDonateBlood4Hope.org to schedule an appointment to donate blood and or platelets.

Will patients need blood and platelet donations?

There is no conclusive information to show that blood from a directed donor is safer than blood from a community donor. Blood collected from both designated and community donors are tested for diseases that can be transmitted by blood. Care should be taken when selecting directed donors; they should never be pressured into donating.

Are directed donations safer?

The process is easy and usually takes less than an hour for whole blood and two hours for platelets. After answering a few questions about your medical history, you will undergo a brief mini-physical exam to determine your current health status. You can usually resume everyday activities almost immediately after donating.

Blood Donation - Patient Designated

Can I direct my blood donation to a specific patient?

Blood donations from friends and family are a great source of encouragement and support for a patient needing transfusions.

If your blood type is compatible with the patient, your donated blood can be given directly to your loved one. If your blood is not the same type, it is still important that you donate to help other City of Hope patients who are a blood type match and seriously in need of your help.

In most circumstances, platelet donations do not need be the same blood type. Therefore, most friends and family members can direct their platelet donations to their loved one. Because platelets can only be stored for 3-5 days, it is important that there is consistent support for our patients.

You can help rally friends and family members in the fight by sponsoring blood drives for patients as well as arranging for group donations in our Donor Center. Encourage friends and family members to call the City of Hope Blood Donor Center at (626) 471-7171 and schedule an appointment to donate blood and/or platelets or make arrangements for a blood drive in your community.

To find a blood drive in your community, please call 626-301-8385.

Can I donate platelets to a patient even if our blood types don't match?

In most circumstances, platelet donations do not need be the same blood type.

How can I get others to donate?

There is no conclusive information to show that blood from a directed donor is safer than blood from a community donor. Blood collected from both designated and community donors are tested for diseases that can be transmitted by blood. Care should be taken when selecting directed donors; they should never be pressured into donating.

If you would like to donate, you must be at least 17 years of age and weight at least 110 lbs. Donors age 16 may donate if they weigh a minimum of 120 lbs. and have a signed City of Hope Donor Center Parental Consent.

All donors must possess a government issued picture ID (e.g., a driver's license, passport, etc.). We also encourage you to have a healthy meal and be well hydrated (with non-caffeinated fluids) before donating.

Please note for platelet pheresis donors only: Do not take any ibuprofen, aspirin or aspirin-containing products 48 hours before your donation.

Patient-directed donations:

Directed donors must present the following information at the time of donation: the patient's name (as registered in the hospital), date of birth and/or medical record number.

A donor's blood type cannot be determined before donation. If the donor’s blood passes all tests, but is not the same blood type, it will automatically be released for use by other patients.

There is no credit system for directed units donated at local hospitals or any other collection agency.

You cannot donate blood if you have experienced:

Cold or flu symptoms three days prior to donation or do not feel well on day of donation

Taken antibiotics in the last 2 days

Major dental work (crown, root canal, gum surgery) in the past 24 hours

Hepatitis after the age of 11 years

A history of cancer (except basal cell skin or in situ cancers)

Had a tattoo, ear or skin piercing (ear piercing done with a sterile piercing gun is OK), accidental needle stick or come in contact with someone else’s blood in the past 12 months

Received a blood transfusion in the last 12 months

Spent more than 72 consecutive hours in jail or prison in the past 12 months

Traveled to a malaria risk area within the last 12 months

Had malaria within the last three years

Spent a combined total of:

three months or more in the United Kingdom from 1980 through 1996

five years or more in Europe from 1980 to present

six months or more associated with a military base in any of the following countries:

From 1980 through 1990: Belgium, the Netherlands or Germany

From 1980 through 1996: Spain, Portugal, Turkey, Italy or Greece

Are or have been pregnant in the last six weeks

Were treated for syphilis or gonorrhea in the past 12 months

Used a needle to inject nonprescription drugs (including steroids)

Are at risk for HIV exposure, the virus that causes AIDS

National Marrow Donor Program at City of Hope

Are you or is someone you know in need of a marrow transplant?

Do you want to know what you can do to help patients in need of a marrow donor?

Contact our Be The Match office here at City of Hope for more information about ways you can help add lifesaving marrow donors to the registry. The more donors we add to the registry, the more lives we can save.

Be The Match Marrow Registry
626-301-8483 (or ext. 68483 if calling from City of Hope)

Be The Match Registry, operated by the National Marrow Donor Program, finds matches for bone marrow and blood stem cell transplants for patients suffering from leukemia, lymphoma and other life-threatening blood diseases. Our goal is to educate and register new members from a wide range of ethnic and racial backgrounds, in order to give patients a better chance of finding a match. Even with a registry of millions, many patients cannot find a match. Donors with diverse racial or ethnic backgrounds are especially needed. Seventy percent of patients do not have a donor in their family so they rely on the registry to find an unrelated marrow donor.

Learn more about how stem cells save lives in the below video:

In addition to joining the registry, there are many ways you can help, including:

Hosting a marrow drive at your home, church, school or in your community to add more donors to the registry.

Joining our fundraising efforts. It costs Be The Match Registry $100 to add each new registry member, so we are always looking for support to help expand our program.

Volunteer! We always need helping hands to support our efforts in various ways.

Find a Drive Near You

To find a blood drive in your community, please call 626-301-8385 or email: donateblood@coh.org for information. There are blood drives throughout the greater Los Angeles and Orange counties. To make an appointment online: www.idonateblood4hope.org.

Arrange for a blood drive in your community
We conduct mobile blood and bone marrow drives in businesses, schools and community organizations, such as churches and synagogues, within a 50-mile radius of our campus in Duarte, Calif. If you would like to sponsor a drive, please call Tracee Elder at 626-301- 8385.

By joining forces with us, you can count on:

A program customized to fit your needs

Recognition for your business or group Invitations to special events for our community partners

Availability of our staff to speak at your luncheons or business meetings

A display-worthy certificate honoring your contribution

All blood drives conducted by City of Hope are set up in an enclosed room at your location. We supply all of the necessary equipment, including beds. Please note that all blood products collected by City of Hope are used for City of Hope patients and we do not sell or transfer any blood products to other hospitals.

Proof of liability insurance is provided upon request. Request must be submitted at least seven working days prior to the blood drive.

To host a blood drive you will need to:

Designate a contact person who will become familiar with the requirements for blood donation and schedule blood donors.

Schedule your blood drive with the City of Hope coordinator at least five weeks in advance.

Identify a site before we can confirm the blood drive. The site must meet the following criteria:

Minimum of 1000 square feet (one room or combined rooms) of cleared area

Sufficient lighting and electrical outlets

Well ventilated (air conditioned and/or heated)

Restrooms onsite

Running water

Accessible for loading and unloading of supplies

Cleared of furniture

Minimum of 50 committed donors must sign the donor sign-up list. The complete donor list must be forwarded to City of Hope coordinator seven working days before the drive.

Site inspections will be conducted by a City of Hope coordinator within one week of submitting your request. Any changes or modifications to the site must be communicated to City of Hope prior to the visit. Changes made after the inspection will result in drive cancellation.

Volunteers must be scheduled to help during the drive. City of Hope staff will provide orientation to all volunteers on their assigned task on the day of the drive. The organization/group sponsoring a blood drive may promote the event by contacting the local media. Any contact with the media must be communicated to your City of Hope coordinator as soon as possible. Any printed information, such as flyers and newspaper ads, that includes City of Hope logo, name or name(s) of City of Hope staff must be reviewed and approved by the City of Hope coordinator prior to distribution.

City of Hope retains the right to withdraw from this commitment in the event of a medical center emergency.

Blood Donor Center

Michael Amini Transfusion Medicine Center (Blood Donor Center)

City of Hope is one of the largest, hospital-based blood and platelets donor centers in the country. With the Michael Amini Transfusion Medicine Center, a green-certified, state-of-the-art facility, we are able to expand our blood collection, analysis, processing and transfusion programs dramatically.

Patients at City of Hope – most of whom are fighting cancer – rely on more than 37,000 units of blood and platelets each year for their survival. And every one of those units comes from people like you – family, friends and other caring individuals who want to make a difference.

Because there is no substitute for human blood, your donation is a lifeline to the men, women and children in our care.

Donate Blood and Platelets

To donate blood and/or platelets, receive more information or to schedule an appointment, go to: www.idonateblood4hope.org or please call: 626-471-7171. If you have additional questions, please email us: donateblood@coh.org. To ensure the safety of patients and donors, certain qualifications must be met before giving. Units of blood and platelets collected at City of Hope are used for City of Hope patients only. See information on qualifications.

Monday - Tuesday
9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Thursday - Saturday
7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Second Sunday of the month
7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Blood Drives

The men, women and children in our care depend on the generosity of people like you. The blood or platelets you donate provides a direct lifeline to hope. Find out more about how you can participate in a blood drive by clicking on tab above.

The National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) is the largest, most diverse marrow and blood stem cell registry in the world, facilitating critically needed transplants for patients with leukemia and other life-threatening diseases across the country. Thirty percent of all patients who need a bone marrow transplant will find a suitable donor within his or her family. The other 70 percent of patients rely on unrelated volunteer donors who have joined the NMDP's Be The Match Registry.

Blood Donation FAQs

Blood Donation

What to expect while donating?

The process is easy and usually takes less than an hour for whole blood and two hours for platelets. After answering a few questions about your medical history, you will undergo a brief mini-physical exam to determine your current health status. You can usually resume everyday activities almost immediately after donating.

How often can I donate?

Qualified individuals may donate whole blood once every 56 days and platelets every two weeks.

What happens to my blood after I donate?

Blood and platelets go to the blood bank for processing and samples are sent out for infectious disease testing. The products are then labeled, stored and transfused when needed.

How do my blood components help?

Blood and platelets are the lifeline for our patients. Our patients rely on blood and platelet transfusions to aid during their cancer treatments and transplants.

What screening tests are performed on donated blood and platelets?

Antibodies to Hepatitis C virus

Antibodies to Hepatitis B core/ surface

Antibodies to Human T-Lymphotropic

Antibodies to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Types 1&2

Syphilis

NAT testing

West Nile Virus

Bacteria testing for platelets

Can I direct my blood donation to a specific patient?

Blood donations from friends and family are a great source of encouragement and support for a patient needing transfusions.

If your blood type is compatible with the patient, your donated blood can be given directly to your loved one. If your blood is not the same type, it is still important that you donate to help other City of Hope patients who are a blood type match and seriously in need of your help.

In most circumstances, platelet donations do not need be the same blood type. Therefore, most friends and family members can direct their platelet donations to their loved one. Because platelets can only be stored for 3-5 days, it is important that there is consistent support for our patients.

You can help rally friends and family members by sponsoring blood drives for patients as well as arranging for group donations in our Donor Center. Encourage friends and family members to call the City of Hope Blood Donor Center at (626) 471-7171 and schedule an appointment to donate blood and/or platelets or make arrangements for a blood drive in your community.

To find a blood drive in your community, please call 626-301-8385.

How can I get others to donate?

Encourage friends and family members to call the City of Hope Blood Donor Center at 626-471-7171 or visit www.iDonateBlood4Hope.org to schedule an appointment to donate blood and or platelets.

Will patients need blood and platelet donations?

There is no conclusive information to show that blood from a directed donor is safer than blood from a community donor. Blood collected from both designated and community donors are tested for diseases that can be transmitted by blood. Care should be taken when selecting directed donors; they should never be pressured into donating.

Are directed donations safer?

The process is easy and usually takes less than an hour for whole blood and two hours for platelets. After answering a few questions about your medical history, you will undergo a brief mini-physical exam to determine your current health status. You can usually resume everyday activities almost immediately after donating.

Blood Donation - Patient Designated FAQs

Blood Donation - Patient Designated

Can I direct my blood donation to a specific patient?

Blood donations from friends and family are a great source of encouragement and support for a patient needing transfusions.

If your blood type is compatible with the patient, your donated blood can be given directly to your loved one. If your blood is not the same type, it is still important that you donate to help other City of Hope patients who are a blood type match and seriously in need of your help.

In most circumstances, platelet donations do not need be the same blood type. Therefore, most friends and family members can direct their platelet donations to their loved one. Because platelets can only be stored for 3-5 days, it is important that there is consistent support for our patients.

You can help rally friends and family members in the fight by sponsoring blood drives for patients as well as arranging for group donations in our Donor Center. Encourage friends and family members to call the City of Hope Blood Donor Center at (626) 471-7171 and schedule an appointment to donate blood and/or platelets or make arrangements for a blood drive in your community.

To find a blood drive in your community, please call 626-301-8385.

Can I donate platelets to a patient even if our blood types don't match?

In most circumstances, platelet donations do not need be the same blood type.

How can I get others to donate?

There is no conclusive information to show that blood from a directed donor is safer than blood from a community donor. Blood collected from both designated and community donors are tested for diseases that can be transmitted by blood. Care should be taken when selecting directed donors; they should never be pressured into donating.

If you would like to donate, you must be at least 17 years of age and weight at least 110 lbs. Donors age 16 may donate if they weigh a minimum of 120 lbs. and have a signed City of Hope Donor Center Parental Consent.

All donors must possess a government issued picture ID (e.g., a driver's license, passport, etc.). We also encourage you to have a healthy meal and be well hydrated (with non-caffeinated fluids) before donating.

Please note for platelet pheresis donors only: Do not take any ibuprofen, aspirin or aspirin-containing products 48 hours before your donation.

Patient-directed donations:

Directed donors must present the following information at the time of donation: the patient's name (as registered in the hospital), date of birth and/or medical record number.

A donor's blood type cannot be determined before donation. If the donor’s blood passes all tests, but is not the same blood type, it will automatically be released for use by other patients.

There is no credit system for directed units donated at local hospitals or any other collection agency.

You cannot donate blood if you have experienced:

Cold or flu symptoms three days prior to donation or do not feel well on day of donation

Taken antibiotics in the last 2 days

Major dental work (crown, root canal, gum surgery) in the past 24 hours

Hepatitis after the age of 11 years

A history of cancer (except basal cell skin or in situ cancers)

Had a tattoo, ear or skin piercing (ear piercing done with a sterile piercing gun is OK), accidental needle stick or come in contact with someone else’s blood in the past 12 months

Received a blood transfusion in the last 12 months

Spent more than 72 consecutive hours in jail or prison in the past 12 months

Traveled to a malaria risk area within the last 12 months

Had malaria within the last three years

Spent a combined total of:

three months or more in the United Kingdom from 1980 through 1996

five years or more in Europe from 1980 to present

six months or more associated with a military base in any of the following countries:

From 1980 through 1990: Belgium, the Netherlands or Germany

From 1980 through 1996: Spain, Portugal, Turkey, Italy or Greece

Are or have been pregnant in the last six weeks

Were treated for syphilis or gonorrhea in the past 12 months

Used a needle to inject nonprescription drugs (including steroids)

Are at risk for HIV exposure, the virus that causes AIDS

Be The Match Registry

National Marrow Donor Program at City of Hope

Are you or is someone you know in need of a marrow transplant?

Do you want to know what you can do to help patients in need of a marrow donor?

Contact our Be The Match office here at City of Hope for more information about ways you can help add lifesaving marrow donors to the registry. The more donors we add to the registry, the more lives we can save.

Be The Match Marrow Registry
626-301-8483 (or ext. 68483 if calling from City of Hope)

Be The Match Registry, operated by the National Marrow Donor Program, finds matches for bone marrow and blood stem cell transplants for patients suffering from leukemia, lymphoma and other life-threatening blood diseases. Our goal is to educate and register new members from a wide range of ethnic and racial backgrounds, in order to give patients a better chance of finding a match. Even with a registry of millions, many patients cannot find a match. Donors with diverse racial or ethnic backgrounds are especially needed. Seventy percent of patients do not have a donor in their family so they rely on the registry to find an unrelated marrow donor.

Learn more about how stem cells save lives in the below video:

In addition to joining the registry, there are many ways you can help, including:

Hosting a marrow drive at your home, church, school or in your community to add more donors to the registry.

Joining our fundraising efforts. It costs Be The Match Registry $100 to add each new registry member, so we are always looking for support to help expand our program.

Volunteer! We always need helping hands to support our efforts in various ways.

Find a Drive Near You

Find a Drive Near You

To find a blood drive in your community, please call 626-301-8385 or email: donateblood@coh.org for information. There are blood drives throughout the greater Los Angeles and Orange counties. To make an appointment online: www.idonateblood4hope.org.

Arrange for a blood drive in your community
We conduct mobile blood and bone marrow drives in businesses, schools and community organizations, such as churches and synagogues, within a 50-mile radius of our campus in Duarte, Calif. If you would like to sponsor a drive, please call Tracee Elder at 626-301- 8385.

By joining forces with us, you can count on:

A program customized to fit your needs

Recognition for your business or group Invitations to special events for our community partners

Availability of our staff to speak at your luncheons or business meetings

A display-worthy certificate honoring your contribution

All blood drives conducted by City of Hope are set up in an enclosed room at your location. We supply all of the necessary equipment, including beds. Please note that all blood products collected by City of Hope are used for City of Hope patients and we do not sell or transfer any blood products to other hospitals.

Proof of liability insurance is provided upon request. Request must be submitted at least seven working days prior to the blood drive.

To host a blood drive you will need to:

Designate a contact person who will become familiar with the requirements for blood donation and schedule blood donors.

Schedule your blood drive with the City of Hope coordinator at least five weeks in advance.

Identify a site before we can confirm the blood drive. The site must meet the following criteria:

Minimum of 1000 square feet (one room or combined rooms) of cleared area

Sufficient lighting and electrical outlets

Well ventilated (air conditioned and/or heated)

Restrooms onsite

Running water

Accessible for loading and unloading of supplies

Cleared of furniture

Minimum of 50 committed donors must sign the donor sign-up list. The complete donor list must be forwarded to City of Hope coordinator seven working days before the drive.

Site inspections will be conducted by a City of Hope coordinator within one week of submitting your request. Any changes or modifications to the site must be communicated to City of Hope prior to the visit. Changes made after the inspection will result in drive cancellation.

Volunteers must be scheduled to help during the drive. City of Hope staff will provide orientation to all volunteers on their assigned task on the day of the drive. The organization/group sponsoring a blood drive may promote the event by contacting the local media. Any contact with the media must be communicated to your City of Hope coordinator as soon as possible. Any printed information, such as flyers and newspaper ads, that includes City of Hope logo, name or name(s) of City of Hope staff must be reviewed and approved by the City of Hope coordinator prior to distribution.

City of Hope retains the right to withdraw from this commitment in the event of a medical center emergency.

City of Hope is a new model of cancer center, focused on rapidly transforming scientific discoveries into better treatments and better prevention strategies for cancer, diabetes, HIV/AIDS and other life-threatening diseases.

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